I can't believe how much I love the show RENT. It's rather odd, because there are definitely better musicals out there. But the combination of the electric music, familiar characters (of Puccini fame and doubtless borrowed in part from many pieces of literature, both oral and written), and an uplifting message in the face of adversity is just... ( Read more... )

...ugly betty! i am catching up on season 2 right now (nope, I haven't seen anything from this year!). The reality is heightened to the point that every little detail is SO interesting...it's my favorite kind of show. Just sayin'.

So my life has really been morphing in full swing over the last few weeks...I only have one show left as music director before I stop playing piano for money next year. I'm really excited about this decision, because it will allow me to play because I enjoy it...and allow me to work more as a singer. I think at this point it's safe to say that ( Read more... )

...does anyone else think it's more than a little ridiculous that lawmakers have to clean up the mess created by everyone who overextended themselves financially? i expect heads to roll when the full scope of this debacle becomes clear. I don't think that's happened yet. And I don't think the blame lies solely with the people on top ( Read more... )

I don't know when the last time I posted was, but it's certainly been a while. You can thank Facebook for that, since it invites me to "update" with sentence-long "status" phrases. I guess it's all part of the grand scheme of things, where we are brought full circle in communication from our cave days and can once again only express feelings like ( Read more... )

For the record, I can't sleep right now, so what better way to pass the time than to write away on livejournal, right ( Read more... )

So, after months and months of working with something like 5 total days off, I am finally on vacation for almost six full days. AMAZING!

Vegas tomorrow...staying at the Wynn. I plan on taking pictures!

Ciao!!

...and once again my sleeping schedule has shifted several hours in another direction! Now I get up at 6:30am so I can leave for Hollywood by 7:30 (my rehearsals start at 9:30, so usually I end up there REALLY early). I have jet lag...or "holiday lag" I guess ( Read more... )

This year I will not sell myself short in any jobs or do a lot of "favors" for little or no money. Oh, and I am going to cook at least one good dinner a week. Tonight it's filipino night! =)

If anyone's around and wants to join me for a weekly dinner, let me know when's good for you! I'm trying lots of new dishes.

without looking at the history of my journal, i'm going to take a gander that this is the longest reprieve I have ever taken from this blog. not that i need to apologize for it, because 95% of the point of livejournal (so far as i understand) is to entertain ourselves ( Read more... )